PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 142)

9.9
Preconfigure Four Devices
In Notion you can configure up to four external devices that can provide instrument sounds
in response to MIDI commands . You inform Notion about these devices in Preferences
and assign each device a letter, A through D, as a shorthand description .
MIDI Out in Score Setup
To create one or more staves specifically for MIDI out:
1 . To open Score Setup, complete one of the following:
2 .
> Click the button in the toolbar, or
> Go to the Menu bar and select Score > Setup, or
> Use the keyboard shortcut of Windows: Ctrl + T ; Mac:  + T .
» The score area darkens, palettes of options appear on the right .
3 . Click External MIDI .
» Four options appear in the space above: MIDI Port A through D .
4 . Hover over the particular MIDI device (Port A, B, C, or D) you want
to access .
» Channel options 1 through 16 appear in a flyout menu .
5 . According to the way you have sounds set up at the MIDI device,
select the channel for the instrument you want on this staff .
» Notion adds a staff for your MIDI-out instrument,
6 . If you want, you can immediately create more staves for MIDI-out instruments by clicking other Port and Channel
options .
7 . To close Score Setup, either click the button again or press Esc .
MIDI Out in Staff Settings
If you change an instrument for a staff in the flow of your score, you are free to switch from any sound source
to MIDI-Out . Start by clicking where you want the instrument change in the score, then press Shift + I . In
the Change Instrument dialog box, click New Instrument . Then, in the Staff Settings dialog box:
A Select
External MIDI in the top drop-down list .
» The options in the main boxes change .
B In the left-hand box click the particular MIDI device (MIDI Port A, B, C, or D) you want to access .
C Go to the right-hand box . According to the way you have sounds set up at the MIDI device, select a particular channel
for the instrument you want on this staff .
D If you want, customize the name of the instrument with your own text in the Part name and Abbreviation boxes .
E Press OK .
MIDI Out